Many seats at spacious Petco Park do not have a good view of the scoreboard in left field, one of the park's criticisms. Others include some seat angles, obstructed views from some seats, the lack of signs pointing people in the right direction and little sense of Padres history.

After a half season at Petco Park, one question remains unanswered:
"Where is?"

As in: Where is the restroom? . . . Where is the concession stand? . . . Where is the Padres museum? . . . Where is the scoreboard? . . . Where is the ambiance? . . . Where is the sense of Padres history? . . . Where is the offense? . . . Where is . . .

If you can glance past the colossal egos of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal – strain hard, my friends – you might discover the genuine reason the Lakers have tumbled from the NBA's elite into a mix of those common Western Conference teams annually known as playoff seeds 5 through 8.